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D. MAMLOK 8a A. T. DREWES.

Corset.

No. 232,524. Patented Sept. 21,1880.

To, all whom it may concern I tallic ribs attached to the vertical edges of th sections, a series of spiral springs attached to UNITED S AT PATENT; Fries,

DAVID MAMLOK AND AMArmUsn nnwns, on NEW roan, n. Y.

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SPECIFICATION forming-pant of- Letters Patent No. 232,524, dated September 21,1880.

- Application filed January 28, 1880.

Be it known that we, DAVID AMANDUS T. DRE was, both of the city,county, and State of New- York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Corsets, which imp provenient is fully'set forth in tliefollowing specification, reference being had to the ac I companying drawings, in whichi Figure 1 represents a rear v-i'ew otila -corset embodying our invention, one of, the facings being removed to show the springs, &c. Fig.

2 is a horizontal section of a portion of the corset. y 3 Y it Similar letters indicate corresponding parts. Our invention consists in thecomhination, with a corset divided into two sections,-of me the said metallic ribs, and sliding stops which are attached to the ribs and work ou each other for the purpose of limiting theinovc ment of the corset-sections, and with the above named features are combined facings or-aprons protect the parts. y

In the drawings, the letter Adesignatestlie sections of the corset, the division between 1 them beingat the back of thearticlc. BB

are metallic ribs attached tothe vertical edges of the sections, and (J a series of spiral springs attached'tothe ribs. fl) D are sliding stops attached to the ribs, and E E facings or aprons attached to the corset-sections. v

The ribs are made of steel or other metal, and are perforated at divers pointsfor the reception of stitches f, whcrcbythe'yarc; attached to the corset-sections A, vhilethey are also pcrforatcdto receive the ends of the spiral springs U, as at g, Fig. l.

The spiral springsitl are made of steel or other wire, and in this example they are arranged transverselytoihe ribs'B 13 on the on its lower part.

upper part of the corset, and obliquely thereto The object of thisarrange incnt is to counteract he tendency to an upand-down motion of the corset-sections.

The sliding stops l) l) consist of strips of sheet-stool or other metal, which are bent ,throngh slots h in thc ribsyli B at one end, and

havo'latcral projections or lips t at the opposite c n d, the lips ot'onc strip beingzbent around the other strip, so that the two strips are held attached to the corsct sectiOns to cover and fiat upon each other, while by the contact of the lips when the strips are pulled apart their motion is limited.

The facings E E are made of muslin or other {flexible material, and are stitched to the corset sections A adjaccntzto the ribs B B, leaving the same detached at the top and bottom of the corset, and they are made of such width that there is a slack therein when the corsctsections are drawn together by the action of the springs.

.The spiral springs O constitute an eiastic "connection between the corset-sections A, and a it will be perceived that the same are not liable .to beconieimpaired in their actions by moisture due to the perspiration or other causes, as an dia-rubber or elastic fabric, while by the meallic ribs B B the strain of the springs on the orsct-sections is uniformly distributed, which hviates the tearing of the sections by the rings. The sliding stops D D serve to regulate the 'ovci'nent or spreading of the corset-sections and thus prevent undue and injurious oxpension of thespiral springs C.

The function of the facings E I1] is to cover the parts B O D, forming the connections be tween the corset-scctionsA, and to protect such parts against displacement bycontact' with other parts of the dress.

What we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- 1. The combination, with a corset divided into two sections, of metallic ribs attached to the vertical edges of the sections, the spiral springs O, and sliding stops 1), both attached to the metallic ribs, substantially as and for .the purpose described.

2. The combination, with a corset divided into two sections, of metallic ribs attached to the vertical edges of the sections, the spiral r springs (J, sliding stops 1), andfacings E E, v

substantially as and for the'purp'ose described. In testimony that we claim the foregoing we have hereunto set our hands 'this January, 1880.

' DAVID ,MAMLOK.

AMANDUS T. DREWIJS.

Witnesses:

W. HAUFF, .G'uAs. WAIILERS.

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